Show RAilWAYS DAYS OF NATION HAVE NEW WORRIES Brotherhoods Demand for forWar forWar War Time Wages One Problem ANOTHER IS RATES Third Attack Expect Expected d From Radicals In U V S Congress By Br ROBERT RT T Correspondent to Examiner The Standard Standard-L Standard Copyright Cop rIght 1923 NEW YORK Oct The Tho 6 Tho rail rail rail- railway railway way e ot of tho the country are views lows today as aa to the oest H wava nas and means mt-ans of meeting what they regard as a II three fold three attack about to bo be made upon the tho railway rali ay properties ot of o the country country 1 the executives e see seo It the tho rail rall- railways rall a ways s are arc facing three dilemmas 1 The forthcoming demands of ottha the big four brotherhoods for a are re of v wages Rages ages to the wartime 2 The rho dem demand demand nd of the tho farmers that t railway rall rates on farm com com- commodities be bo reduced 2 a The probable attempt of rad rad- rad- rad radical radical ical caI senators and representatives es to modify the Esch Cummins law Jaw to th the detriment of ot the railroads re- re all the tho favorable clauses I Ia and a d stiffening all the unfavorable J FIRST KACE I k i ij U The first of ot these called so-called so menaces Is a very real one the 1 he brotherhoods aro are now en engaged In up their demands The e conduce ears rs the firemen the tore and aid the trainmen hate hato ma separately but with the same samo pur pur- purpose purpose purpose pose in to view and they will take talce concerted on action to get their pay payoa-cic payoa each to the point where it was as when hen II a n cut was announced less than 18 months ago of The rhe railroads recently resisted the demands of their for tor tora fora fora a hither higher rate of pay than the roads felt they could gIve lve and the strIke gradually was broken When It comes to dealing with the hoods brothel hoods however the proposition le 11 entirely a different one Of course the railway labor board may have something to say as to the brotherhood s demands but In ht view ot of the tho manner In which the anthracite coal strike was settled the railroad executives es fear that they wilt will come out at the little end of the horn in the adjust adjust adjustments ments which will follow consid consid- consideration consideration consideration of the brotherhood de- de demands de demands mands mar IBO RD LACKS ICKS TEETH The tabor labor board is without the med means of car carrying Ing Its orders into effect and some railroads are open open- openly openly ly Iy defiant of It But regardless of Its pos possible Intervention and action the are going to pre pre- precipitate pre precipitate a D labor crisis which v will willbe willbo bo be countrywide when nhen hen their de demands de- de demands demands mands finally are arc presented 11 of the railway rallay ex executives ex- ex executives ex Is that no Increase so o is pay cali he be made mado at this time a corresponding ding Increase freight tn in freight and passenger rate rates It BO so happ happens however howe that the demands for tor pay paye Increases e are e coming in a at a time when the public In general and the for o farmen reduced In particular are cryIng out u t for reduced d rates A few weeks ago railroad ra officials were ere fearful fear fear- fearful fearful ful that tha the government might ho bo stampeded Into ordering 0 a reductIOn reduction tion In the rates for r h sd dUng d wheat buto but ut this sloe Toner Tone Tonea tear fear is j subsided sub somewhat and Is h not now so acute ARGUMENT T AlIS Ral ay officials have poInted out what they consider the fallacy ot of the theory that reduced freIght rates s would affect the tho puce ot of wheat and open new markets for forthe forthe forthe the grain They that It if wheat were transported free to the tho gyp ports of tho the country the price still would be fixed by the law of sup supply sup sup- supplY supply ply and demand World conditions they argued are not affected by domestic freight rates The Tho rail rail- railway rail railway way authorities say any their conten conten- contention contention contention tion Is proved oy the tho fact that the hIgher tariff on wheat did not nol raise the price of the commodity the tho price pace still being y condItions The same lame reasoning Is true tre of sugar BUgar and other com affected by world markets rather than domestic conditions The rhe reduction of wheat heat rates rate men declare re merely would shift the burden to some come other cla clasp of freight If It rail revenues are arG to meet the requirements of ot ex- ex expenditures expenditures ex expenditures The proposed increase of wags wages wages and reduction of ot rate rates are concrete matters with which the executive feel able to deal con concretely con con- concrete concretely crete The menace they tear fear mt most o all Is that o of wild tion at the coming session of con con- congress congress gress gres There are more radicals In ins congress than ever before and most ot of then rode to success at the tho polls palls ill ill- illon yrs on a platform of ot swat the rail rail- railroads rail railroads roads It Is la co certain stain that railroad legislation will be one ot of the fea- fea feat features fea features t tures ures of ot the coming session but just j what nhat hat form It will take tall no ono one t at this time timo can say bar |